Baker Mayfield Confident He'll Play Against Steelers

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield (ribs) will be limited in practice on Wednesday, according to head coach Kevin Stefanski. Mayfield suffered the injury on a hit by Colts edge rusher Justin Houston in the Week 5 win, resulting in an interception in the second half. He has dealt with soreness since Sunday but told reporters […]

Denzel Mims Returning To Practice

The New York Jets designated rookie wide receiver Denzel Mims (hamstring), offensive lineman Cameron Clark (knee) and cornerback Arthur Maulet (groin) to return to practice on Wednesday. The team also signed defensive lineman Tanzel Smart and kicker/punter Sergio Castillo to the practice squad and released wide receiver Donte Moncrief from the practice squad. Mims has […]

Aaron Boone Will Return As Manager In 2021

New York Yankees managing general partner/co-chairperson Hal Steinbrenner said on Tuesday that manager Aaron Boone will return next season for his fourth year as the Yankees skipper, but also that he was "very disappointed" with the team's inconsistent play in 2020. Boone became the first big-league manager to win 100 or more games in each […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 6

Whether due to their own play, the play of others, or injuries, players' stock increases and decreases on a weekly basis. Perhaps more than any other, the NFL is a league that experiences ups and downs at a rapid pace. With only 16 games, there’s little room for error and seemingly endless opportunities for improvement. […]

Horse For The Course: PGA DFS - The CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek

Hello PGA DFS family and thanks for joining me here at RotoBaller! It was a "Marty Party" in Las Vegas, as veteran journeyman Martin Laired emerged victorious from the Shriners Hospitals For Children Open for the second time in his career (#CourseHistoryMatters), fighting off Matthew Wolff and Austin Cook in a sudden-death playoff. It was […]

Coaching Matters: Offenses That Will Improve From Week 5

This series continues into its fifth week of where I dive into offensive areas that will improve or decline based on coaching in order to glean insight as to fantasy football value. In Week 5, we saw performances such as Kyler Murray throwing for 380 passing yards, the Chiefs running backs combining for only 44 rushing yards, and the San […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (10/14/20) - MLB DFS Lineups

It's Wednesday and we're still rolling through the AL and NL Championship Series with the main slate starting at 5:05 CT. The Tampa Bay Rays are on the verge of an impressive sweep over Houston as they're up 3-0 and will be throwing out their ace in Glasnow. The Braves barely held on to win […]

Sergio Garcia Brings Hot Irons To CJ Cup

Sergio Garcia heads to the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek just two weeks removed from a victory at the Sanderson Farms Championship. Garcia followed up the win with a ho-hum T43 at last week's Shriners Hospitals For Children Open, but the Spaniard's irons remained white hot at TPC Summerlin, as he gained over four strokes […]

Sam Darnold Out Again In Week 6, Joe Flacco To Start

New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold (shoulder) will not play in Week 6 against the Dolphins, giving veteran Joe Flacco another start under center. With running back Le'Veon Bell now a free agent, it's hard to trust anyone not named Jamison Crowder in this Jets offense. Flacco went 18-for-33 for 195 yards and a touchdown […]

Rickie Fowler Searching For Form

Rickie Fowler's struggles of 2020 continued last week at the Shriners Hospitals For Children Open, as rounds of 67 and 74 left him short of the 36-hole cut line. The fan favorite has been undergoing some swing changes this year and the transition has resulted in inconsistent results. Fowler has notched three top-25 finishes since […]

Dwayne Haskins Jr. Not At Practice

Washington Football Team quarterback Dwayne Haskins Jr. (illness) is not at practice on Wednesday because he's still not feeling well. He was sent home with medicine. Haskins has tested for COVID-19 repeatedly, with all tests coming back negative. The former Ohio State star was relegated to third on the QB depth chart last week behind […]

Brandon Scherff Returning To Practice

The Washington Football Team is activating a 21-day window for right guard Brandon Scherff (knee) to practice, and the three-time Pro Bowler will get back to practice on Wednesday. Scherff was injured in Week 2 against the Cardinals and was then put on Injured Reserve with an MCL sprain. The 28-year-old will be eligible to […]

Trey Burton (TE, IND) - Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues ROSTERED: 1% of Leagues ANALYSIS: There have been a lot of moving pieces at the tight end position this season, not to mention the rotation that has already occurred at tight end for the Indianapolis Colts. At first, the main man on the food chain was thought […]

DraftKings PGA DFS Value Plays - CJ Cup (Premium Content)

All other PGA Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome back RotoBallers, and thanks for joining me for the CJ Cup! My name is Tommy Bell, and in this article you will find my favorite DraftKings DFS value plays for this week's PGA tournament. **Unfortunately, this is the last Value Plays Article you'll […]

Harris English Looks To Rebound At CJ Cup

Harris English finds himself in unfamiliar territory this week as he heads to the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek on the heels of a missed cut at the Shriners Hospitals For Children Open. It was just his third missed cut in the past year. English has been one of the PGA Tour's most reliable players […]

Melvin Gordon III Charged With DUI

Denver Broncos running back Melvin Gordon III was charged with driving under the influence on Tuesday night in Denver. The Broncos released a statement saying: "We are aware of the situation involving Melvin Gordon. Our organization has been in communication with him and is in the process of gathering more details." Gordon was also ticketed […]

Matt Kuchar's Struggles Continue

Matt Kuchar has been one of the most reliable golfers in the world for years, but the veteran has struggled this summer, logging just two top-25 finishes over his last nine starts. Kuchar heads to this week's CJ Cup at Shadow Creek off a decent T34 result in last week's Shriners Hospitals For Children Open, […]

Cardinals Focused On Stopping Ezekiel Elliott

Arizona Cardinals Pro Bowl cornerback Patrick Peterson said that they must stop Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott in Week 6 and force quarterback Andy Dalton to stop them with Dak Prescott (ankle) now out for the season. "Stop the run," Peterson said on the 'All Things Covered' podcast. "Definitely gotta stop the run and […]

Viktor Hovland Set To Attack Shadow Creek

Viktor Hovland is one of the PGA Tour's rising stars and is set to tee it up in the elite CJ Cup at Shadow Creek this week. Hovland scored his first win earlier this year in the Puerto Rico Open and has posted an impressive eight top-25 finishes since golf's return from the COVID-19 layoff. […]

Chandler Jones To Miss Rest Of The Season

Arizona Cardinals linebacker Chandler Jones (biceps) is undergoing biceps surgery and will miss the rest of the season, according to head coach Kliff Kingsbury. Jones suffered the injury in the Week 5 win over the Jets and played just 27 snaps before getting hurt. Kingsbury thinks the recovery period is three to four months for […]

Justin Rose Is Hard To Trust

Justin Rose is listed as in the field for this week's CJ Cup at Shadow Creek. Rose last teed it up at the U.S. Open, where he logged a missed cut. The Englishman has been terribly inconsistent throughout 2020, posting four top-25 finishes and five missed cuts since the restart. Once one of the most […]

Rory McIlroy Hopes To Find Form At Shadow Creek

After a blistering start to the year, Rory McIlroy sputtered down the stretch of the PGA Tour's 2019-20 season. McIlroy is set to make his first start in nearly a month this week at the CJ Cup. The 31-year-old has been trending in the right direction in his most recent starts, with top-10 finishes in […]

Jon Rahm An Elite DFS Option For CJ Cup

Jon Rahm is set to make his first start since a T23 outing at the U.S. Open this week in the CJ Cup. Rahm has had a spectacular year to this point, capturing victories at both the Memorial and the BMW Championship. The young Spaniard's power off the tee has always made him competitive, but […]

LoL DFS Picks for 10/15: DraftKings, FanDuel League of Legends World Championships

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my League of Legends DFS column! I feel like many of us would have liked to have redraw of the brackets after the drawing last Sunday. The current configuration of three LPL squads (and Fnatic) on one side and three LCK squads (plus G2) on the other takes a lot of […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 10/14/20 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 10/14/2020. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 2-game main slate of playoff baseball on tap today, featuring Game 4 of the ALCS and Game 3 of the NLCS. […]

A.J. Brown Heavily Targeted In Blowout Win

Tennessee Titans wide receiver A.J. Brown corralled seven of nine targets for 82 receiving yards and a touchdown during Tuesday's 42-16 win against the Bills. After sitting out the Titans' second and third games of the year with a knee injury, Davis attracted two more targets than any other Tennessee player Tuesday night, doubling No. […]

Jonnu Smith Finds End Zone Twice

Tennessee Titans tight end Jonnu Smith caught five of his seven targets for 40 receiving yards and two touchdowns during Tuesday's 42-16 win against Buffalo. The Florida International standout has been one of the fantasy revelations at tight end thus far in 2020, as his five TD receptions in four games are more than he […]

Disaster Recovery - Week 5's Studs Turned Duds

As we push past the quarter mark of the 2020 NFL season, it gets harder and harder to keep track of the maturations created by COVID. Games are getting rescheduled, pushed, and canceled. Teams are being given last-minute bye weeks that alter the future schedule in half a dozen or more different ways. We gain […]

NextGen Stats - Running Back Breakdowns and Takeaways

With five weeks of play in the books and things starting to settle a bit, it's time to get back to studying some of the rushers around the league and see how they have performed through (almost) the first third of the season. Here's to hope that we don't have any more setbacks with regards […]